As usual, there are lots of changes, but most of them are minor and have little impact on sailors at Hollowell during a race.
“A boat starts when her hull, having been entirely on the pre-start side of the starting line at or after her starting signal, and having complied with rule 30.1 if it applies, any part of her hull,crew or equipment. crosses the starting line from the pre-start side to the course side in the direction of the first mark.”
Rationale and Impact
“A boat sails the course provided that a string representing her track from the time she begins to approach the starting line from its prestart side to start until she finishes, when drawn taut, (a) passes each mark of the course for the race on the required side and in the correct order, (b) touches each mark designated in the sailing instructions to be a rounding mark, and (c) passes between the marks of a gate from the direction of the course from the previous mark.”
Rationale and Impact
Blue would not be exonerated for failing to avoid contact
“A boat shall avoid contact with another boat if reasonably possible. However, a right-of-way boat, or oneRationale and Impact
“16.1 When a right-of-way boat changes course, she shall give the other boat room to keep clear.
16.2 In addition,
on a beat to windward
when
after the starting signal
a port-tack boat is keeping clear by sailing to pass
astern
to leeward
of a starboard-tack boat, the starboard-tack boat shall not
change course
bear away
if as a result the port-tack boat would immediately need to must change course
immediately
to continue keeping clear.”
Rationale and Impact
“Rule 18 applies between boats when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at least one of them is in the zone. However, it does not apply
(a) between boats on opposite tacks on a beat to windward,
(b) between boats on opposite tacks when the proper course at the mark for one but not both of them is to tack,
(c) between a boat approaching a mark and one leaving it, or
(d) if the mark is a continuing obstruction, in which case rule 19 applies.
Rule 18 no longer applies between boats when mark-room has been given.“
Rationale and Impact
The added wording corrects a loophole that would allow an inside boat, not overlapped at the zone, to claim mark room after the outside boat has been given room to round the mark, when Rule 18.2 (b) turns off.
“43.1 (a) When as a consequence of breaking a rule a boat has compelled another boat to break a rule, the other boat is exonerated for her breach.
(b) When a boat is sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled and, as a consequence of an incident with a boat required to give her that room or mark-room she breaks a rule of Section A of Part 2, rule 15, 16, or 31, she is exonerated for her breach.
(c) A right-of-way boat, or one sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled, is exonerated for breaking rule 14 if the contact does not cause damage or injury.
43.2 A boat exonerated for breaking a rule need not take a penalty and shall not be penalized for breaking that rule.”
Rationale and Impact
Yes, there is - but I have only covered what I think might only be appropriate for our club sailing at Hollowell
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